Dr. Pradap

Cardiologist, Chennai

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I'm a caring, skilled professional, dedicated to simplifying what is often a very complicated and confusing area of health care....more

I'm a caring, skilled professional, dedicated to simplifying what is often a very complicated and confusing area of health care.

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Dr. Pradap is an experienced Cardiologist in Ambikapuram, Chennai. Doctor is currently associated with CARE & CURE SPECIALITY HOSPITAL in Ambikapuram, Chennai. You can book an instant appointment online with Dr. Pradap on Lybrate.com.

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1.For your age pain chest could be due to anxiety, stress, depression, Physical and mental strain, hyper acidity, muscular problem
2. Avoid stress and strain
3.Do regular exercise, reduce your weight if over weight.
4.Control your diet. Avoid oily/spicy/fried and junk food, high calorie and cholesterol rich diet. Take small frequent meals (5-6 meals/day instead of three heavy meals. If you have hyper acidity take one tablet of pan 40 in the morning before breakfast daily for few days
5.Do Yoga, Meditation, deep breathing exercise like pranayama etc. It will calm your mind, control your emotion and relieve stress.
6.Have sound sleep for 7-8 hours daily.
7.Avoid smoking, alcohol, excess tea/coffee, if you are having
8. Drink plenty of water and take rest
9. Takecrocin Advance one tablet sos after food up to a maximum of three tablets per day at the time of chest pain
10. If you have recurrent attack of chest pain check your BP, take ECG, X ray chest and consult physician for advice and treatment.

Blood pressure is under control though he's taking more medicines creatinine levels are higher but on borderline only
get other kidney function tests like blood urea
reduce salt and take more potassium through citrus fruits like oranges and lemon juice reduce proteins also.
Take more seasonal vegetables and fruits keep cholesterol levels and sugar levels under control he needs to get consultation with another doctor for better control of bp with less and safer medicines it's difficult to suggest generic medicines without looking at all parameters of high bp.

You do not need to worry much about it. Maintain healthy lifestyle which means doing regular physical exercise, morning walk for at least 30 mins for at least 4 days a week. You can join gym also. Avoid stress. While having meal, restrict amount of carbohydrates (rice, sugar, mangoes, banana) and fat (oils, butter, mutton) and take plenty of green leafy vegetables. Do check your blood pressure after 2 months. Wish you good health.

Please give him homoeopathic medicine - ocyl. 0/2 10 equal strength strocks put 10 to 25 drops in one or two teaspoon of water thrice a day for one month.
Revert back after one month with feedback. Best wishes Dr. Mukesh singh.

There are different types of heart problems like coronary artery disease, congenital heart failure and cardiomyopathy, but their warning signs are the same i.e. shortness of breath. This is the reason why shortness of breath should never be taken lightly and should always be investigated for heart diseases.

Why does shortness of breath happen?
You may not be able to get in enough air while experiencing shortness of breath. Known medically as dyspnea, shortness of breath is often described as an intense tightening in the chest and a feeling of suffocation. This is one of the most frightening conditions experienced by a patient. You can experience dyspnea without any serious medical problems in these conditions

After strenuous exercise

In extreme temperatures

Due to obesity and

In high altitudes

But if you are not in any of these conditions, then shortness of breath is a sign of a serious medical problem usually involving your heart or lungs. These two vital organs transport oxygen to the rest of your body and remove carbon dioxide; hence problems with either of these organs can affect your breathing. Shortness of breath that comes on suddenly called acute, can be due to other causes too like:

If you have had shortness of breath that has lasted for weeks, then we call it chronic and its causes can be various diseases of the heart apart from asthma and COPD. There is no doubt that your heart may be in trouble, if you have chronic shortness of breath. You may be suffering from these heart conditions:

Cardiomyopathy or problems with the heart muscle cause symptoms like shortness of breath after physical exertion as well as fatigue, and swelling of legs and abdomen. Patients suffering from cardiomyopathy are at risk of sudden death due to cardiac arrest.

Heart arrhythmias is also called irregular heartbeat, and can cause slow or fast heartbeats. These also have symptoms like shortness of breath. Arrhythmias can cause strokes, heart failure and cardiac arrest.

Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood efficiently to meet the needs of the body. This is a potentially fatal condition. One of the most common symptom is shortness of breath with exercise and while lying down. Fatigue is another common symptom.

Pericarditis or swelling of membranes around the heart is also characterised by shortness of breath.

Treatment of breathlessness can start after you are referred to a heart specialist for further tests to confirm the likely cause.

Mr. lybrate-user, Thanks for your query.
I have gone through the details, and understand your concern. Looking at his BP and blood glucose, both are fairly high. Ideally BP should be maintained between 130 to 140 /70 to 80 mmHg. Similarly blood glucose should be :FBG :<100 mg, PP 160 to 170 mg & HbA1c %<7. Since there is no mention of other relevant glucose values, no comment can be made. As regards the bleeding from nose, this can happen some times if BP is too high. Or some times there could be other reasons too. He should be on proper medication so that both blood glucose and BP are maintained with in specified range.
In this communication we are supposed to give only general guidelines, no prescriptions. Therefore, no drugs change can be recommended. If you have any doubts please come in a private conversation with all the necessary details, then I will be able to help. Thanks.